The Untempered Schism
Koschei ran a sweaty hand through his neat jet black hair and looked around anxiously. He was going to look into the Untempered Schism today, the thought sent a shiver up his spine. The schism had made people mad but had also inspired them, he hoped he was one of the inspired ones, he didn't what to be mad. Koschei stood on his tippy toes and searched the crowd of children he was gathered in with his ice blue eyes, looking for the familiar grin of his best friend Theta Sigma. After a few minutes he gave up, Theta would probably find him any way, he was good at that.
Koschei fidgeted in the uncomfortable cremation robes all the children were forced to wear on the day they looked into the Untempered Schism, they were itchy. Koschei jumped as a shaky hand slid in to his, causing his dark hair to fall in to his light blue eyes. Koschei ran a hand through his hair brushing it out of his eyes and looked up into the familiar light brown eyes of his best friend Theta Sigma and smiled slightly. Maybe this wouldn't be too bad. Koschei sighed and glanced up at Thete's messy blond hair and arched a single delicate brow, shook his head slightly and rolled his eyes. Sometimes nothing ever changed, even on one of the most important days of his life Theta's curly blond hair was in disarray. Koschei let out a small tittering laugh as Theta ran his hand through his hair again, only succeeding in making it seem even more messy. Koschei, remembering where he was, glanced around nervously, it would be his turn to look into the Untempered Schism soon, the opening in the space time continuum. He edged closer to Thete as they shuffled forward, and took a deep breath reminding himself it would all be over soon.
He let out a startled gasp as his hand slipped away from Theta's and he was guided towards the Schism, it was his turn now. He gulped loudly and walked towards the swirling colours of the Untempered Schism, he turned back for a second seeing Theta's comforting grin before he turned and looked in to time and space. Koschei gasped, he could see everything this was amazing his light blue eyes were wide with wonder, he could see time and space and everything all here, he felt like laughing and crying at the same time. Images flashed in frount of him, torchure, pain, suffering, the planet burning, Theta, The Doctor, he felt like screaming, all this pain, then something else court his attention, a beat a count of four spread across time and space so small but so large. He stared at the constant beat for what seemed like hours but in reality was only seconds, freezing it in to his head. Koschei jumped as a hand landed on his shoulder startling him out of his trance. Koschei looked up into his face and the man smiled and gave a small nod, he was in the time academy. All the images flashed in his mind again, he didn't want that. Koschei's face lit up, of course, it was so simple, he would control it. He would stop all the pain and suffering and control it becoming The Master of all.
As Koschei made his way back to Theta the beat repeated itself over and over in his head. It was maddening. "So what did you see?" said Theta looking excited a mad grin plastered on his face, Koschei stared past him for a moment before whispering "Only the drums."